Case study: Possible differences in phthalates exposure among the Czech, Hungarian, and Slovak populations identified based on the DEMOCOPHES pilot study results

Černá, Milena; Malý, Marek; Rudnai, Peter; Középesy, Szilvia; Náray, Miklós; Halzlová, Katarina; Jajcaj, Michal; Grafnetterová, Anna; Krsková, Andrea; Antošová, Danuše; Forysová, Kateřina; Hond, Elly Den; Schoeters, Greet; Joas, Reinhard; Casteleyn, Ludwine; Joas, Anke; Biot, Pierre; Aerts, Dominique; Angerer, Jürgen; Bloemen, Louis; Castaño, Argelia; Esteban, Marta; Koch, Holger M; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; Gutleb, Arno C; Pavloušková, Jana; Vrbík, Karel

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.10.025

Case study: Possible differences in phthalates exposure among the Czech, Hungarian, and Slovak populations identified based on the DEMOCOPHES pilot study results

Author:

Černá, Milena

Malý, Marek ; Rudnai, Peter ; Középesy, Szilvia ; Náray, Miklós ; Halzlová, Katarina ; Jajcaj, Michal ; Grafnetterová, Anna ; Krsková, Andrea ; Antošová, Danuše ; Forysová, Kateřina ; Hond, Elly Den ; Schoeters, Greet ; Joas, Reinhard ; Casteleyn, Ludwine ; Joas, Anke ; Biot, Pierre ; Aerts, Dominique ; Angerer, Jürgen ; Bloemen, Louis ; Castaño, Argelia ; Esteban, Marta ; Koch, Holger M ; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike ; Gutleb, Arno C ; Pavloušková, Jana ; Vrbík, Karel

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Environmental Sciences, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, DEMOCOPHES, Urinary phthalate metabolites, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, HUMAN BIOMONITORING COMMISSION, 1998 GERES-III, GERMAN POPULATION, DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE DEHP, ENVIRONMENTAL-POLLUTANTS, HUMAN URINE, METABOLITES, PROJECT, EUROPE, UPDATE, Adult, Child, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Environmental Exposure, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Phthalic Acids, Pilot Projects, Smoking, Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, 03 Chemical Sciences, 05 Environmental Sciences, 06 Biological Sciences, Toxicology, 31 Biological sciences, 34 Chemical sciences, 41 Environmental sciences

Abstract:

Phthalates and their metabolites are classified as endocrine modulators. They affect the hormonal balance in both children and adults. The aim of this publication was to compare the urinary levels of phthalate metabolites in selected populations of the Czech Republic (CZ), Slovakia (SK), and Hungary (HU) in relation to the sources of phthalate exposure identified by means of questionnaire (personal care products, floor and wall coverings, plastic toys, and some kinds of foods).